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Lytania Johnson, CEO of First National Bank

Who is the CEO of First National Bank in 2026?

Lytania Johnson is the Chief Executive Officer: FNB, Chief Executive Officer: Retail and Business Banking of First National Bank. Lytania has held the CEO seat since April 2026.

Updated September 24, 2026
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Time in seat
5 months
CEO since April 2026
Years at company
25 years
Joined FNB South Africa May 2001
Previous employers
1
Before First National Bank
Summary
  • Lytania Johnson rose through First National Bank: Risk Manager from May 2001, then FNB Personal Segment Chief Executive Officer from January 2023, before taking the CEO seat in April 2026.
  • Lytania Johnson was Chief Ethics officer at FirstRand Corporate Centre from September 2016 to December 2016.
  • Lytania Johnson holds an advanced diploma, Business management,Risk management from University of Johannesburg and a bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Accounting and a post graduate Diploma, Risk mangement from University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika, and studied at INSEAD and Wits Business School.

Current company

First National Bank

First National Bank is a bank of South Africa.

bankHeadquartered in SandtonFounded 1838Private company

Source: Wikipedia

Career and education

Lytania Johnson joined FNB South Africa in May 2001 and has been CEO since April 2026.

Career

  1. FNB South Africa2001 to present
    • Chief Executive Officer of FNB and Retail and Business BankingApril 2026 to present
    • Chief executive officer -FNB Personal SegmentCurrent
    • FNB Personal Segment Chief Executive OfficerJanuary 2023 to June 2026
    • Chief Risk OfficerJanuary 2017 to January 2023
    • CEO Ewallet businessNovember 2015 to August 2016
    • Chief Risk Officer - InternationalJanuary 2014 to December 2015
    • Chief Risk Officer- Retail segmentJanuary 2008 to December 2013
    • Head of RiskJanuary 2006 to December 2008
    • Risk ManagerMay 2001 to December 2005
  2. FirstRand Corporate Centre2016
    • Chief Ethics officer

Sources: LinkedIn profile

Education

INSEADINSEAD, Advanced Management programmeUniversity of Johannesburg, Certificate in Risk Management, Enterprise risk ManagementWits Business School, ALPUniversity of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika, Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, AccountingUniversity of Johannesburg, Advanced diploma, Business management,Risk managementUniversity of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika, Post graduate Diploma, Risk mangementSource

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the CEO of First National Bank?

Lytania Johnson is the Chief Executive Officer: FNB, Chief Executive Officer: Retail and Business Banking of First National Bank. Lytania has held the CEO seat since April 2026.

When did Lytania Johnson become CEO of First National Bank?

Lytania Johnson has been CEO of First National Bank since April 2026, according to LinkedIn profile.

How long has Lytania Johnson been CEO of First National Bank?

Lytania Johnson has been CEO of First National Bank for 5 months, since April 2026.

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The seat holder is identified in Unify's professional profile dataset, then confirmed against the company's published leadership page, its SEC filings, and Wikipedia before publication. Career and education rows carry the public document they were taken from. Leadership team membership follows the company's own leadership page; in-seat dates come from filings where available and otherwise from the profile record. Company figures are read from the Unify headcount page for the same company and are profile coverage measures, never company-reported workforce totals. The employee preview lists vice president and senior vice president level profiles by department. No personal contact details are published.

Identity confirmed against Wikipedia, First National Bank. Last verified: September 24, 2026.